Decision Memo Completed

2023 Stream Restoration, Flood Resilience, & Habitat Improvement

Shoshone National Forest Park, Wyoming Wapiti Ranger District

Proposal for integrated project to improve riparian conditions and administrative site management along the Wapiti Ranger Station, North Fork of the Shoshone River, South Fork of the Shoshone River, and East Painter Creek.

Location

Area running from the Big Game Campground west to the Wapiti Campground, encompassing a portion of the Elk Fork and Sweetwater creeks, area along South Fork Shoshone River, and East Fork Painter Creek

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
01/31/2023
2
Decision
07/2023 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
08/2023 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.12 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(D)(3); 32.2 (5), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(5); 32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6); 32.2 (18), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(18); 32.2 (19), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(19); 32.2 (21), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(21)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivityForest Vegetation Improvements; Rangeland Vegetation Improvements; Watershed Improvements
2023 Stream Restoration, Flood Resilience, & Habitat ImprovementDecision Signed Date: 07/25/2023
ForestsShoshone National Forest
DistrictsWapiti Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionWapiti Ranger Station: Sections 15, 16, 21 & 22, T52N R106W; South Fork Work Center: Section 04, T48N R106W; East Fork Painter Creek: Section 06, T55N R105W
Watershed managementVegetation management (other than forest products)